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  • Some Yazoo Notes and The Dark Passenger Rises

    I hope everyone’s New Year is going awesome so far. It seems like things have gotten busier for me after the holidays, but wow it’s a good and fun type of busy. In November I wrote about the Embrace The Funk Series by Yazoo. The project is coming along nicely with the beers Linus and…

  • Upland Brewing’s Gilgamesh: The Epic Sour Ale

    Continuing our adventure into the realm of sour ale brewing, we designed a recipe to create an Upland version of a traditional Flanders Red. Melding flaked maize into a turbid mash and adding Belgian candi sugar during a long kettle boil, we prepared this ale for epic proportions. We then incorporated wild yeasts and other…

  • “Winning Doesn’t Suck”- Gordon Strong

    2 weekends ago was the 16th Annual Music City Brewoff competition. It was a great weekend, if you have never been…. think about it for next year. It’s a weekend where homebrewers from all over come to Nashville and take over the hotel convention space. Friday typically has a judging session in the early afternoon…

  • Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey Q&A!

    Hi everyone! Sorry I have been out of pocket for a few weeks. I have been busy working on my club’s annual competition and a few other “beery” things. I recently purchased a microscope and have the ability to take pictures of various funky things so stay tuned for that. *I am not sure why…